ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (12/20/90)
Thu 20-Dec-90: Acquired /pc/pd2/pklt10.exe. It is an .exe and .com file compressor from PKWare, the authors of PKZIP and PKPAK. The idea is the same as in Fabrice Bellard's /pc/pd2/lzexe91.zip, which was one of the biggest program hits of the first half of this year. These utilities compress your executable program and insert an extraction code, which uncompresses your program when you call your program. This is a great space saver especially on (older) laptops. Some users were worried about extraction times, but they are not significant. Another worry was the possibility of compressed viruses, but scan.exe currently checks for lzexed files. A third worry is confusing the original and the compressed files, but the system can be made to work both ways. Available by anonymous ftp from uwasa.fi archives at Vaasa, Finland, or an ftp site near you. .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun